Back up your Apple Watch

Learn how your iPhone backs up and stores your Apple Watch data.

Apple Watch content backs up automatically to your companion iPhone, so you can restore your Apple Watch from a backup. When you back up your iPhone to iCloud or iTunes, your iPhone backup will also include your Apple Watch data.

Playlists, albums, and mixes that are synced to your Apple Watch and your Music settings

The Siri Voice Feedback setting for Apple Watch Series 3 or later that controls when Siri speaks

Synced photo album (To see which album syncs, open the Apple Watch app, tap the My Watch tab, then tap Photos > Synced Album.)

Time Zone

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Bluetooth pairings

Credit or debit cards used for Apple Pay on your Apple Watch

Passcode for your Apple Watch

When you unpair your Apple Watch from your iPhone, your iPhone automatically creates a backup of your Apple Watch. Unpairing will erase all data from your Apple Watch. If your Apple Watch is unpaired while out of range of your iPhone, the backup might not have the latest data. When you're ready, you can pair your Apple Watch again and set it up from a backup.